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The Latest on Hijacking

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 July 2016

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At a meeting of the Air Law Group on 12th May 1973, under the Chairmanship of Sir William Hildred, the Group met to hear a report from Mr. Arnold Kean of the CAA and to discuss the situation. A summary of this report and the contributions to the discussion from Sir Frederick Tymms and Professor Bin Cheng are set out below.

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The Aeronautical Journal , Volume 77 , Issue 751 , July 1973 , pp. 338 - 343
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Copyright © Royal Aeronautical Society 1973 

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